DANVILLE — The Monte Vista girls volleyball team earned a huge comeback victory over Granada on Tuesday night in the East Bay Athletic League.

Despite dropping the first game 25-23, the Mustangs fed off a packed gym at home to rally to take the next three games, 28-26, 25-20, 25-21, for the match victory.

The Matadors had a chance to win the second game, but failed three times at game point. But Monte Vista battled back to tie the match at 1-1.

“If we go down 2-0 to Granada, it would take almost a miracle to come back,” Monte Vista coach Jeremy Swann said.

Marie Kosnick capped Game 3 with an ace to give Monte Vista the game. Kosnick, a senior, had 38 assists, two aces and eight digs.

Swann attributes Monte Vista’s success to making some changes tailored to the Matadors. The Mustangs moved 6-foot-5 Stephanie Browne to the middle to match up against Granada’s Masha Vaysburg.

Browne was able to put up big numbers, with 18 kills, six aces, six digs and three blocks.

Taking Browne’s normal outside position was freshman Gabrielle Cowden, who was stellar at the new spot, with 10 kills.

“We’ve really just been focused on how we match up against our opponents,” Swann said. “The girls have watched some film on the other teams and I think that is our biggest factor in the success we are having right now.”

The win improves Monte Vista to 6-3 in EBAL, and the loss gives Granada their third defeat of the season.

The Matadors have lost two straight matches, also dropping Thursday’s match to Foothill.

Amador Valley

d. San Ramon Valley

25-21, 25-14, 25-16

The Dons came up with a big win over the Wolves who have

been playing the top EBAL teams tough recently.

“We figured (San Ramon Valley) would be tough,” Amador coach Rich Cortez said. “We saw their scores against Granada. They are starting to play like everyone thought they would.”

But strong defensive play by Amador Valley kept the Wolves at bay. Amador sophomore Janelle Larsen is playing tough defense..

“(Larsen) has been playing at libero and has been passing a lot more,” said Cortez. “She had a good game and the rest of the team did well defensively, including a big improvement on our serve receive.”

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